Does thehuddle.com use cookies?

thehuddle.com uses 15 cookies, 12 of which are set by third-party domains. The site uses OneTrust as its consent management platform.

Does thehuddle.com use a cookie banner (CMP)?

Yes. thehuddle.com uses OneTrust as its consent management platform. IAB TCF v2.3 consent signals were detected. Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Which third-party trackers does thehuddle.com use?

thehuddle.com loads 8 third-party requests from 4 vendors, including comScore, Google LLC, OneTrust LLC, OneTrust.

How many marketing and analytics cookies does thehuddle.com set?

thehuddle.com sets 0 marketing and 4 analytics cookies, alongside 2 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

thehuddle.com

Item: thehuddle.com
Rating: 34
Author: Passiro

https://thehuddle.com

Last scanned July 20, 2026

A cookie scan of thehuddle.com performed on July 20, 2026 found 15 cookies and 8 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. The site relies on OneTrust as its consent management platform with IAB TCF v2.3; Google Consent Mode v2 was not observed. 8 third-party requests were detected from 4 vendors.

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Third-party

Trackers

Vendors

Consent banner

OneTrust

Scans

What this setup is missing

Google tags were observed, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Compliance by audience

European Union

✗ Not met

GDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)

United Kingdom

✗ Not met

UK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based

United States

✓ Meets this model

CCPA/CPRA + state laws · Notice & opt-out

Canada

! Needs attention

PIPEDA + Québec Law 25 · Consent-based

Brazil

! Needs attention

LGPD · Consent-based

Scanned from the EU; sites may serve different banners or tracking to other regions. Verdicts reflect observed behaviour measured against each audience's rules.

Cookies

15 cookies detected: 2 necessary, 4 analytics, 0 marketing, 12 third-party

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

12 third-party cookies detected

Third-party cookies require explicit user consent under GDPR/ePrivacy.

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
_ga before consent	.thehuddle.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	359 d	✓	–	1st
_ga before consent	.usatoday.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
_ga_QQ6YP2J211 before consent	.usatoday.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr	–	–	3rd
_gcl_au before consent	.usatoday.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	84 d	–	–	3rd
OptanonConsent	.thehuddle.com	Necessary	OneTrust	174 d	–	–	1st
OptanonConsent	.usatoday.com	Necessary	OneTrust	174 d	–	–	3rd
gca_rs before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	3rd
gci_session_id before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	Session	✓	–	3rd
gnt_cc before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	3rd
gnt_cz before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	Expired	✓	–	3rd
gnt_i before consent	.thehuddle.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	1st
gnt_sb before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	3rd
gnt_ub before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	3rd
gup_anonid before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	3rd
gup_clientid before consent	.usatoday.com	Unknown	-	359 d	✓	–	3rd

Third-Party Trackers

8 requests detected from 4 vendors: comScore, Google LLC, OneTrust LLC, OneTrust

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
comScore before consent comScore tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Analytics)	Analytics	script	sb.scorecardresearch.com
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Google LLC Google Fonts files	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
OneTrust LLC OneTrust consent management	Necessary	script	cdn.cookielaw.org
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	region1.google-analytics.com
Google LLC before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Unknown	script	ad.doubleclick.net
OneTrust OneTrust tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: ConsentManagers)	Unknown	script	privacyportal-cdn.onetrust.com